| Name
| Description and Additional Details
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| OpenEmbedded
| General purpose framework for creating OSs. Designed to target a wide verity of embedded devices. Wikipedia.
- Not so good for the average user, but good to know about and be aware of since a lot of other embedded stuff that are open source are based on this project.
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| OpenMoko
| OS for Smartphones
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| OpenWRT
| OS for routers. Started for just the Linksys WRT54G, but has expanded to other platforms.
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| Google Android
| The Android OS is for smartphones and is Open Source (Apache v2 License)
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| Handhelds.org
| Their goal is "to encourage and facilitate the creation of open source software for use on handheld and wearable computers."
- Wiki
- Most of development effort goes toward HP iPAQ series and other PDA's[1]
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Hardware
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| Name
| Description and Additional Details
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Computers
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| Asus R1F
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Handheld Devices and Phones
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| Neo1973
| Open source, well featured Smartphone that runs OpenMoko
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| Greenphone
| Open source phone. Less feature rich than the Neo FreeRunner is planned to be
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| Motorola RAZR
| Info and hacks
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| LG VX9100 (eNV2)
| Info and hacks
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| TuxPhone
| Build your own cell phone. Requires advanced skills to complete project.
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Small and Embedded Devices
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| Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000
| Info and hacks
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Automotive Entertainment Devices
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Basic Receives
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| JVC KD-G820
| Just a nice car stereo that has USB input and some other features I like.
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Added Feature Devices
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| XENARC MDT-X7000
| Can act as an independent device and also has inputs/outputs for a CarPC. Fits in 1 DIN. ~$800.
- Sunlight Readable Touch LCD display, doubles as a display and input device
- CD and DVD player, doubles as a USB DVD-ROM
- 2 USB ports in the front, doubles as a 2 port USB hub (unclear if the USB ports work without a computer connected)
- AM and FM receiver
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Non-Independent Devices
Devices that do not function as an independent unit but need another seperate component to use its features. LCDs and Keyboards are examples of this.
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| XENARC 700IDT
| Sunlight Readable LCD. Fits in 1 DIN. ~$500
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Links
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- LCD Support Products - Vendor Web Links Good links to other products such as LCD heaters, Touch layers and other things.
- MiniITX Form factor for very small applications such as a CarPC. MiniITX Store
- Matrix Orbital Company that makes LED, OLED, LCD mini displays for displaying text or simple pictures for applications like CarPCs or TVPCs
- Empeg Was a linux project to make a sudo-CarPC that could play MP3s.
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Robotics
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| MoleCubes
| "personal reconfigurable modular robots"
- Open source modular robot project
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Fabrication
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| Rep Rap
| "short for Replicating Rapid-prototyper. It is [a] practical self-copying 3D printer ... a self-replicating machine."
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